Muffler.



PATENTED APR. zs, 190s.

J. c.l sc'oTT. MUFFLER.

PPLIUTIN FILED DBU. 20, 1907.

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JAMES O. SCOTT, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO MUFFLER.

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Specification of Lettere Patent.

Application led December 20, 1907. Serial No. t07,305V

To all whom it may concern:`

Be it known thatl l, JAMES C. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth inthe county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Muffler, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to inufllers and its ob ject is to provide a knit device having a long roll collar or lapel whereby the muffler can be caused to iit snugly about the neck of the wearer giving the appearance of a sweater vest or a mulller, whichever effect is most desired by the wearer.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features ol' construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the aocompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inutll'er showing the position in which it is placed when it is desired to have the same present the appearance of a sweater vest. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one forni of 'inutiler in which the collar or lapel ofthe body is formed in a single piece. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a lapel designed to be used in forming a muii'ler of two pieces. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the body of the muffler designed to be used with the lapel shown in rig. a.

Referring to the Yfigures by characters of reference, 1 designates the body of the rnuiller, the same having enlarged end portions or wings 2 suitably rounded, there being a recess 3 formed in theI middle portion oll one longitudinal edge ol' the body while arranged along the opposite edge of the body isa lapel 4 the outer edge of which is rounded as at 5 and, when the lapel is formed in one piece -with the bod?Y its curved or rounded edge merges into t ie end portions of the body as clearly shown in Fig. 2. When the muil ler is formed in a single ieee as shown in llig. 2 the lapel portion is foded onto the body along the dotted line 6 and held in this position by overedging the fold as indicated at 7 in Fig. 1. 1n using the mufller the same is placed around the neck of the wearer with the lapel outward and will fit snugly upon the wearer. There will be no difficulty in holding the mufller in proper .place particularly if the `saine is formed of4 a double-faced woolen Patented April 28, 1908. l

knitted fabric because of the clinging nature of this inaterial.

It has been found that the mulier can be caused to fit more snugly about the neck of' the wearer by forming the mufiler in two pieces as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In this construction the body 8 has one longitudinal edge out inward along either straight or curved lines as indicated at 9 and to this t edge is secured the straight longitudinal edge The curved edge J12 of this l() of a lapel 1].. lapel is .so shaped that when the two parts are fastened together it will merge into the curved 'face of the body 8. By securing the straight edge 10 to the inwardly extended edge 9 a bulged or rolled effect is produced along the meeting edges of the two parts 8,

and 1l thus insuring a snug fit by the rnutller about vthe neck of the wearer and without producing any objectionable hul ring or stretchinff while the muiller is fo ded as shown in ig. 1.

Although the muffler is preferably formed of a knitted fabric it is to be understood that it may be made of any other desired material. When the mufller is laced about the neck of the wearer andv the wings 2 concealed beneath the coat of the wearer the device will present the appearance of a sweater vest, as indicated m Fig. 1. By wrapping the muffler around the neck without extending the wings downward in front of the wearer, the device will have the appearance of the usual inui'ller.

Importance is attached te the fact that the' long roll muffler or lapel permits the garment to stay in 'place at any angle at which it mayl What is claimed is: l l. A muffler consisting of anelongated piece of fabric, having enlarged and rounded end portions or wings, a recess in the middle of its lower edge, and a rounded and taperiinr upper edge incrging into the odge of the portions, tbe upper rounded edge beiner folded to forni a longvroll collar and lape s, the

edge o said fold being secured to cause the I secured by overedging io hold the ends or ends of 'che muiier to remain in auf; Crossedy Wings of the muiiier 1u any erossed pesiioii position in which they are placed. in which they are placed.

A muiier eonslstm of on elongated in testimony that ,i vlam] the foregoing :1s

piece of kluis, having en mged and rounded my own, I have hereto .fxi'xed my sigmxf ure end odious, or wings, e neck recess in the f in 'file presence oi two witnesses.

middie of its lower edge, ends. rounded and l; mi im U LWN/VV tapering upper edge merging into the edge or U the end lortions, the upper rounded and tai "Wir-1i wees; pering ec being folded to form a long roli W. C. STEELE, collar, sind lepels, the edge 01" seid fold being I M'. Svmimy. 

